Sarah Minardi may have entered the real estate business just as everything was hitting rock bottom in October 2007, but all she envisioned was going up, up, up. A native of East Hampton whose roots run back to the founding settlers, Sarah excelled through the local school system. She earned a BA in English Literature from Middlebury College before attending the prestigious Columbia Publishing Course and joining the Publicity Department at St. Martin's Press in NYC. Returning home in 2004, Sarah switched career gears and oversaw the catering and events division at Claws On Wheels, a well respected seafood shop in East Hampton, growing the business by over 300% during her tenure.